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Biafra

Biafra ( ;), officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 to 1970. Its territory consisted of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group, but with sizable chunks of the region belonging to the Ijaw, Efik, Ibibio and other minorities. Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independe

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Biafra was a West African state that declared independence from Nigeria in 1967, comprising the former Eastern Region and primarily inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group, though it also included other minority populations. The short-lived nation, which lasted until 1970 under the leadership of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, emerged from ethnic tensions and political instability that followed Nigeria's independence.

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Country.conventional_long_name: Republic of Biafra
Country.common_name: Biafra
Country.image_flag: Flag of Biafra.svg
Country.image_coat: Coat of arms of Biafra.svg
Country.national_motto: "Peace, Unity, and Freedom"
Country.national_anthem: "Land of the Rising Sun"File:Biafra anthem audio.mp3
Country.image_map: Map of Biafra with Benin and Nigeria.svg
Country.image_map2: Biafra independent state map-en.svg
Country.largest_city: Onitsha
Country.demonym: Biafran
Country.government_type: Unitary presidential republic
Country.upper_house

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Contents

History
Under independent Nigeria
Independence and the Nigerian civil war
Geography
Languages
Politics
The President of Biafra
International recognition
Economy
Military
Legacy
Post-war events and Biafran nationalism
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

The Nigerian military attempted to reclaim the territory of Biafra, resulting in the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War. Biafra was officially recognized as a sovereign and independent country by Gabon, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, and Zambia while receiving de facto recognition and covert military support from France, Portugal, Israel, South Africa, and Rhodesia. After nearly three years of war, during which around two million Biafran civilians died, President Ojukwu fled into exile in the Ivory Coast as the Nigerian military approached the capital of Biafra. Philip Effiong became the second president of Biafra, overseeing the surrender of Biafran forces to Nigeria.